Yes, Carl I did. I had a job paying 50K a year. My MEC was not fighting to get your flying. It is also the same job that many of the furloughed pilots came back to only this time former LCA's were in the right seat making 20K a year. Sobering reality about the job market. Sobering reality on many levels. Heck there are still Furloughed AMR pilots working at my former airline. Now that one gets me. Heck most of them are mid-level Capt's now.
Fix the scope issue here, and that will solve the problem of pilots like my self getting too comfortable at a regional. It is easy to blame regional pilots for accepting jobs that pay like dirt, but you have to look at what your airline requires to get hired. Most want 121 or military time. It is no longer possible for the majority to fly checks and get hired by Ma DAL. Reduce their scope of flying and you reduce the problem. That is solely the responsibility of the DAL MEC and its pilots. National would never refuse to sign a contract that took back flying. Use the weight our size has to offer.

I though about leaving and looked around. Nothing of value was out there. I know that is not good enough for you, but the simple fact is that no one was fighting DALPA for your flying. At best the regionals were eating each other fighting over the scraps.